Sophia AryanThe Gift and the Curses of HumanityRecently, I’ve been thinking about what the major difference is between humans and animals. I’d say it’s the ability to keep the same…Apr 17, 2020Apr 17, 2020
Sophia AryanSecond WindI was a professional ballerina for 15 years and that part of my life gave me some very valuable life lessons. My teacher used to want to…Apr 7, 2020Apr 7, 2020
Sophia AryanIt’s Great to Be a Cat: The Novelty of this CoronavirusIt’s great to be a cat and lie down belly-up under the sun, stretching from time to time, while humans are running around panicked…Mar 17, 2020Mar 17, 2020
Sophia AryanSilicon Valley Tribalism: The Elon Musk ComplexRecently, a friend of mine said that his resolution for the next decade (although the next decade will be in 2021 according to the…Jan 21, 2020Jan 21, 2020
Sophia AryaninBuzzRobotMore compute is not the solution for AGIThere are different bets on how to achieve AGI (Artificial General Intelligence). It’s nearly impossible to predict which path has the…Oct 18, 20191Oct 18, 20191
Sophia AryaninBuzzRobotA tape that plays and observes itself over and over againReflections of the nature of consciousnessApr 30, 2019Apr 30, 2019
Sophia AryaninBuzzRobotUnderstanding the Nature of IntellectCan a cat understand quantum mechanics? Can a dog comprehend modern chemistry?Apr 24, 2019Apr 24, 2019
Sophia AryanDNA Letters as a Poem That Form the Symphony of ExistenceImagine a symphony of 53 nonillion (5.3 × 1031) megabase pairs of DNA spread out through the biosphere (genetic data on the planet).Apr 24, 2019Apr 24, 2019
Sophia AryanPure awareness as an ability to receive only signalsWhile useless data consumption creates noiseApr 9, 2019Apr 9, 2019
Sophia AryaninBuzzRobotRaise AI babies like human babiesHe: Okay, Google. Show me the way to Twin Peaks, please.Mar 28, 2019Mar 28, 2019